Eight acts have been announced for the Melodi Grand Prix 2026 national selection in Norway.
- Alexander Rybak – Rise
- Emma – Northern Lights
- Hedda Mae – Snap Back
- Jonas Lovv – Ya Ya Ya
- Leonardo Amor – Prayer
- Mileo – Frankenstein
- Silke – Forevermore
- Storm – Lullaby
One further act will be added via a radio show ‘Nitimen’ where there will be a contest between eight other acts. The audience will vote for their favourite and the winning act will be revealed on 26 January when all the competing songs for the final will be officially released.
Alexander Rybak is back in the MGP 2026. He won Eurovision for Norway in 2009 and also sang again for Norway in 2018.
This year the Melodi Grand Prix 2026 final will be held in Lillehammer on 28 February.
Source: ESC Covers; NRK
So ALEXANDER RYBAK is back. Hope he does well
All 8 songs are either one word titles or very short titles.